Heksenetter (Witch Nights) is a Norwegian drama film from 1954, directed by Leif Sinding.[1][2] Georg Løkkeberg appears in the main role as Major General Arthur Ranlow.[3]

Heksenetter
Directed byLeif Sinding
Georg Løkkeberg
Written byLeif Sinding
Bjørn Bergh-Pedersen
Bjarne Andersen
Based onLeif Sinding's play Vampyren
Produced byPer Gunnar Jonson
StarringGeorg Løkkeberg
Bab Christensen
Bjarne Andersen
CinematographyPer Gunnar Jonson
Edited byEric Nordemar
Pierre Bardh
Music byBjørn Woll
Distributed byFotorama, Norenafilm
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

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The great war is in its final stages, and Major General Arthur Ranlow orders an attack on the enemy's nuclear facilities. He has an entirely personal motive for the attack because the officers he assigns are men that he suspects are flirting with his wife. All four officers die during the attack.[3]

The plot moves forward in time, and Ranlow is in his living room. Sergeant Sander is his servant, and their existence is marked by occult interests. In their conversation, it appears that Ranlow has been fired from the army. Sander draws the curtains when he sees a strange woman outside. Ranlow orders her to enter the house and, when that happens, Ranlow's health and mental condition deteriorate.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Lachmann, Michael; Lange-Fuchs, Hauke (1993). Film in Skandinavien, 1945–1993: Dänemark, Finnland, Island, Norwegen, Schweden. Berlin: Henschel. p. 128.
  2. ^ Cowie, Peter; Buquet, Françoise; Pitkänen, Risto-Mikael; Talboom, Godfried (1990). Le cinéma des pays nordiques. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou. p. 272.
  3. ^ a b c "Heksenetter". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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